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Offline Bob_Roller

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Roof Rat Activity
« on: September 04, 2011, 04:47:22 PM »
I posted a while  ago about roof rat activity in my attic about 15 months ago .

No real evidence of activity in my backyard since September last year .

About 1 pound or .5 kilo of bait has been consumed in the last week .

There's gonna be a lot of dead rats in my neighborhood soon !!!

That's enough bait to kill over 300 rats .
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Re: Roof Rat Activity
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2011, 07:07:25 PM »
I'd expect that the odor will confirm their location and your effective radius!
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Re: Roof Rat Activity
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2011, 07:44:30 PM »
The active component in the bait, is an anti-coagulant, the rats hemmorage internally after eating it and search for a water source.

I have recorded .35 inches of rain since the first of February this year, no standing water to speak of for 7 months, so they are roaming far to find water.

With the heat we have here, after they expire, they mummify/dry out so fast, they almost don't have a smell to them .
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Re: Roof Rat Activity
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2011, 11:31:27 PM »
Does it work on politicians, lawyers and tele-marketers?
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Re: Roof Rat Activity
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2011, 05:04:50 AM »
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Does it work on politicians, lawyers and tele-marketers?

Unfortunately they don't.   :-[
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Re: Roof Rat Activity
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2011, 09:37:10 PM »
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Does it work on politicians, lawyers and tele-marketers?

It might but your are liable to get into trouble for holding them down and force-feeding it to the slimy ba$tards!
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Re: Roof Rat Activity
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2011, 12:28:49 PM »
How about used car salesmen, and "investment bankers"?
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Re: Roof Rat Activity
« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2011, 05:53:07 PM »
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Does it work on politicians, lawyers and tele-marketers?

It might but your are liable to get into trouble for holding them down and force-feeding it to the slimy ba$tards!

Wrap it in money.
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Re: Roof Rat Activity
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2011, 10:04:14 AM »
MY rat zappers work great!!!! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Re: Roof Rat Activity
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2011, 10:11:41 AM »
I've had  my Rat Zapper outside, for weeks and not once has it been tripped, seems like they a quite wary of it .
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Re: Roof Rat Activity
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2011, 10:17:21 AM »
I've killed rats, ground squirrels and grey squirrels with my zapper.  I put it along the wall where they walk in my carport.  But the real trick is the peanut butter and dry catfood combination that draws them in.   :)
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Re: Roof Rat Activity
« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2011, 12:51:14 PM »
I have tried dry pet food, even some dry pet rodent food to no avail .

The rats only take the bait in one corner of the backyard, if I place it anytwhere else, they don't touch it .

Kinda odd .
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Re: Roof Rat Activity
« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2011, 09:35:39 PM »
Roof Rat Activity
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Re: Roof Rat Activity
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2011, 09:39:02 PM »
« Last Edit: September 19, 2011, 09:39:12 PM by kjwalkman »
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Re: Roof Rat Activity
« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2011, 10:35:15 PM »
Funny!  I smell SPAM!   >:(
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